Planned Parenthood Of Illinois Reopening Health Centers

Rebecca Bream (Hughes)
Updated ·3 min read

CHICAGO, IL — Planned Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) will reopen most of its health center locations across the state Monday after temporarily consolidating services to six centers in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the organization announced Wednesday in a news release. The nine additional health centers are reopening following the state’s shift into Phase 3 of the Restore Illinois plan, the news release said, adding that all open health centers are maintaining safety measures put in place over the course of the pandemic, in alignment with guidelines issued by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH).

Planned Parenthood of Illinois is providing services out of the following 15 health centers beginning Monday, and said decisions about reopening the remaining three health centers will be made at a later date:

Chicago:

Chicago suburbs:

Central Illinois:

Days and hours vary by location. Please visit ppil.org for the most current information.

“Throughout this crisis, our staff has proven to be flexible and innovative as we’ve worked to provide safe and uninterrupted access to essential health care,” President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Illinois Jennifer Welch said, in the news release. “We are thankful for the progress Illinois has made in slowing COVID-19 and are grateful to be reopening most of our health centers this month. As an essential health care provider, PPIL is equally committed to caring for our patients and keeping our teams safe and healthy.”

To slow the spread of the coronavirus Planned Parenthood of Illinois has put the following safety measures in place at all health centers:

  • Symptom and temperature screening of both patients and staff

  • A universal masking policy

For additional information or to make an appointment please visit ppil.org.

This article originally appeared on the Chicago Patch